Yukari Takemoto

Yukari Takemoto (竹本 ゆかり, Takemoto Yukari, born 27 April 1955) is a retired Japanese swimmer. She had just turned 13 when she qualified for the 1968 Olympics, where she competed in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke. At her next Olympics in 1972 she took part in the 4 × 100 m freestyle and 200 m and 400 m medley events, but was also eliminated in the preliminaries.

Yukari Takemoto

Yukari Takemoto and Novella Calligaris at the 1968 Olympics, both are 13
Personal information
Born	(1955-04-27) 27 April 1955 Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Representing Japan Asian Games 1970 Bangkok 4×100 m freestyle 1970 Bangkok 200 m medley 1974 Tehran 200 m medley 1974 Tehran 100 m butterfly